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HomeMy WebLinkAbout060413-cc_CCv0001.pdf MINUTES: of a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redlands held in the Council Chambers, Civic Center, 35 Cajon Street, on June 4, 2013, at 5:00 P.M. PRESENT: Pete Aguilar, Mayor Paul Foster, Mayor Pro Tem Jon Harrison, Councilmember Bob Gardner, Councilmember Pat Gilbreath, Councilmember ABSENT: None STAFF: Enrique Martinez, City Manager; Dan McHugh, City Attorney; Sam Irwin, City Clerk; Robert Dawes, City Treasurer; Carl Baker, Public Information Officer; Jeff Frazier, Fire Chief; Mark Garcia, Police Chief; Danielle Garcia, Interim Chief Information Officer; Fred Mousavipour, Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director; Fred Cardenas, Quality of Life Director; Tina Kundig, Finance Director; Oscar Orci, Development Services Director; Ashley Shear, Interim Human Resources Director Mayor Aguilar called the meeting to order and offered those present the opportunity to provide public comment on any item on the agenda for the closed session. PUBLIC COMMENT: None forthcoming. CLOSED SESSION: 1. Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation — Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) Three Cases a. Workers' Compensation proceeding of Sheila Harbert b. Sheila Harbert v. City of Redlands, San Bernardino Superior Court Case No. CIVDS 1300651 c. LAFCO 3171 —Regarding the application of Treh Partners, LLC to detach from the City of Redlands approximately 13.26 acres of property located on the north side of San Bernardino Avenue, adjacent to the west side of the 210 freeway. 2. Conference with real property negotiator—Government Code §54956.8 Property: APN 0171-022-13 Agency negotiators: N. Enrique Martinez, Oscar Orci Negotiating party: Veronica Burgess representing Property One, LLC Under negotiation: Terms and price for purchase of City property The meeting reconvened at 6:02 P.M. with an invocation by Mayor Pro Tem Foster followed by the pledge of allegiance to the American flag. June 4,2013 Page 1 CLOSED SESSION REPORT: City Attorney McHugh announced no reportable action was taken by the City Council during closed session. Councilmember Harrison recused himself from discussion on Item 2 of the closed session due to his source of income relationship with the prospective purchaser. PRESENTATIONS: Redlands Animal Shelter — Animal Control Officer Bill Miller introduced "Franklin", an eight-month old male Wire-hair Dachshund mix, who is available for adoption, with fifty-seven other dogs and eighty-eight cats, at the Redlands Animal Shelter. Officer Miller informed the Council that twenty-two dogs and twenty-two cats have been adopted since the last City Council meeting. Water Conservation — Cecilia Griego, City of Redlands' Water Conservation Coordinator, assisted by Mayor Aguilar, presented certificates of recognition to Janessa Feinberg and German Chavez as winners of the 2013 Water Conservation Poster Contest. PUBLIC COMMENT: Fire Inspection Fees - Hana Yousif, of Hana's Alterations, asked for a re- examination of fees charged for a fire inspection. She pointed out the rate of increase of fees for this service and believes the amount to be exorbitant. Beauty Pageants — Erlinda Armendariz provided a little history of the Miss Redlands beauty pageant in the City. She then introduced those members present of the reigning court of attendants for Miss Redlands. Appreciation — Sam Wong expressed appreciation to the Staff for their responsiveness to his inquiries about the proposed FY 2013-2014 Budget and appealed to all parties involved in the budget deliberations to work together and refrain from negative comments. Employee Complaint — Renee Hernandez spoke for her husband Pedro in an appeal for consideration of his personal injury claim and decisions made by the Human Resources Department in administering his employee benefits. Post Office Closure — Andrew Hoder spoke in opposition to the closing of the Brookside Avenue Post Office. Crosswalk Striping — Andrew Hoder described the intersection of Olive Avenue and Center Street where three of the four pedestrian crossings have been painted. He expressed his opinion that the situation is unsafe and requested the City to paint the fourth crossing. June 4,2013 Page 2 Football Camp — Justin McCoy thanked all those responsible for hosting the Sam Richie Memorial Football Camp. Labor Representation — Steve Rogers read a letter to the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors criticizing the San Bernardino Public Employees Association's ability to adequately defend the rights of the labor force. CONSENT CALENDAR: Minutes - On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by Councilmember Gardner, the minutes of the regular meeting of May 21, 2013 and special meeting of May 28, 2013 were unanimously approved as submitted. Ordinance No. 2794 — Specific Plan No. 23, Amendment No. 6 — On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by Councilmember Gardner, the City Council unanimously approved the adoption of Ordinance No. 2794 amending Section 3(A)(2) of Specific Plan No. 23 regarding permitted and conditionally permitted uses within the Administrative and Professional Offices District. Resolutions No. 7274 and 7278 — Engineering Appointments - On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by Councilmember Gardner, the City Council unanimously approved Resolutions No. 7274 and 7278 appointing an assessment engineer and directing the preparation of the engineer's reports for Landscape Maintenance District No. 1 and Street Lighting District No. 1. FY 2013-2014 BUDGETS - CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ADOPTION: Mayor Aguilar opened a joint session with the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City at 6:29 P.M. and called upon Finance Director Tina Kundig to provide an executive summary of the proposed FY 2013-2014 Budget. As public comment, Jerry Burgess, of the Friends of the A.K. Smiley Library, requested reconsideration of the amount of funds allocated to the library and pointed out unfunded infrastructure needs related to the building. Representing the Redlands Tea Party, Sam Wong and Marilyn Snyder spoke in support of fiscal responsibility. Dennis Bell called for an end to fee waivers. Steve Rogers inquired about the need for a General Plan update. As members of the Budget Subcommittee, Councilmembers Gilbreath and Gardner provided their perceptions on the document submitted for consideration. Councilmember Gilbreath highlighted the need to address unfunded needs at the goal-setting workshop scheduled for the City Council on June 28, 2013. Councilmember Gardner pointed out that the proposed budget meets the requirements of his "Big Four": (1) It is a balanced budget, (2) there are no loans from other funds to make it balanced, (3) it protects and increases contingency reserves, and (4) no new taxes are needed in support of the budget. On motion of Councilmember Gilbreath, seconded by Councilmember Gardner, the City Council unanimously approved the Budget as presented. As a summary of the June 4,2013 Page 3 discussion on this item, Mayor Aguilar listed items to be addressed at the goal- setting workshop as library air conditioning, General Plan update, COPS grant, fire equipment, and fee waivers. COMMUNICATIONS: Healthy Redlands — Councilmember Gilbreath announced a Healthy Redlands Camp at Community Park would begin in July and run for six weeks. Volunteer Mark Jurado provided an overview of activities and programs at the camp, which will be from 9:00 A.M. until Noon, Monday through Friday, for children of the ages 5 to 12 years. There will be Healthy Redlands activities in conjunction with Fire Prevention Week and with the Children's Christmas Block Party. Commission Responsibilities — This item was pulled from the agenda for discussion on another date. Sister Cities — Councilmember Harrison introduced a proposal from the Redlands Sister City Association (RSCA) to establish a sister city relationship between the City of Redlands and Alamos, Mexico. Due to an already existing sister city relationship between Scottsdale, Arizona and Alamos, coordination with Scottsdale is necessary to proceed with the Redlands relationship. On motion of Councilmember Gilbreath, seconded by Councilmember Harrison, the City Council unanimously approved authorization for Mayor Aguilar to pursue the necessary steps to establish a sister city relationship between the City of Redlands and Alamos, Mexico. Street Design — Mike Pool, of the Municipal Utilities and Engineering Department (MUED), presented an overview of a new street design protocol, developed by the MUED staff. By using this new protocol MUED is able to prepare plans and specifications for approximately ten lane miles of street resurfacing within two weeks, half the time required using conventional methods. Development Proposal — John Magness, of Hillwood Investment Properties, presented an overview of a proposal for a 1,015,740 square foot fulfillment center to be built on a 50.66-acre parcel located north of the Interstate 10 Freeway, along the south side of Lugonia Avenue and the east side of Bryn Mawr Avenue within Concept Plan No. 3 of the East Valley Corridor Specific Plan. PUBLIC HEARINGS: Resolution No. 7283 — Delinquent Citations — Mayor Aguilar opened the public hearing and called for a report from Chris Boatman, of the Quality of Life Department, for background on a request for lien processing of unpaid administrative citation fines. On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by Councilmember Gardner, the City Council unanimously approved a delinquent administrative citation fine report and submittal of the report to the San June 4,2013 Page 4 Bernardino County Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector for lien processing. Ordinance No. 2793 and Resolution No. 7271 — Fees and Service Charges — Mayor Aguilar opened the public hearing and called for a report from Police Chief Mark Garcia for background on a proposal to establish or adjust fees associated with traffic violations. On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by Councilmember Gardner, the City Council unanimously approved the introduction of Ordinance No. 2793 amending Chapter 10.12 of the Redlands Municipal Code relating to penalties for traffic violations; and Resolution No. 7271 approving a fee and service charge revenue/cost comparison system, establishing the amounts of fees levied in connection with the City's provision of regulations,products and services, and rescinding Resolution No. 7258. NEW BUSINESS: Residential Development Allocation — Manuel Baeza, of the Development Services Department, presented the recommendations of the Planning Commission, the Historic and Scenic Preservation Commission, City Departments and the Redlands Unified School District with respect to the points to be awarded toward Residential Development Allocation (RDA) 2013-11-1 and 2013-II-2 for Tentative Tract No. 16465 and Tentative Tract No. 16627, two projects to build a total of 81 single family residences on 42.5 acres located on both sides of Judson Street between San Bernardino and Pioneer Avenues. Following the Planning Commission's awarding of points, the projects received 88 total points, two points short of the requisite 90 needed. The council considered additional energy conservation features, proposed by the developer for all housing, to adjust the total awarded points to 90. As a public comment, Steve Rogers questioned the sequence of events involved in the allocation process. On motions of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by Councilmember Gilbreath, the City Council unanimously agreed the approval of RDA 2013-II-1 and 2013-II-2 for Tentative Tracts No. 16465 and 16627 is categorically exempt from further environment review in accordance with California Environmental Quality Act guidelines, and approved RDA 2013-II-1 and RDA 2013-II-2. Storm Drain Repair — Jonathan Wu, of the Municipal Utilities and Engineering Department, provided an overview of the Storm Drain Repair Services Phase 2. On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by Councilmember Gardner, the City Council unanimously agreed the project is categorically exempt from further environment review in accordance with California Environmental Quality Act guidelines, and awarded a contract between the City of Redlands and O'Connell Engineering & Construction, Inc. in the amount of$106,854 for the work. Funds Transfer - On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by Councilmember Gardner, the City Council voted to approve an appropriation in the amount of$300,195 from the Community Facilities District (CFD) Fund for June 4,2013 Page 5 the recovery of expenses associated with the maintenance, administration, and management of CFDs. The transfers will be allocated as $100,000 for the purchase of replacement Police vehicles, $120,000 for the purchase of a fuel distribution and control system, and $80,000 for the Fire Department replacement apparatus reserve. Councilmember Harrison stated the funds should not be applied to uses other than those related to the CFDs and voted No on the motion. Landfill Monitoring — Quality of Life Director Cardenas provided background on a project to relocate monitoring equipment at the California Street Landfill. On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by Councilmember Gardner, the City Council unanimously agreed the project is categorically exempt from further environmental review in accordance with California Environmental Quality Act guidelines, and awarded a contract between the City of Redlands and Yellow Jacket Drilling Services in the amount of$109,511 for the work. Tank Property - This item was pulled from the agenda for discussion on another date. Tank Property Remediation — This item was pulled from the agenda for discussion on another date. License Agreement - On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by Councilmember Gardner, the City Council approved the fourth amendment to an Enterprise License Agreement between the City of Redlands and Esri to allow the use of Esri's software and services for mapping uses throughout the City of Redlands staff. Councilmember Harrison recused himself from discussion and voting on this item due to his source of income relationship with Esri. COUNCILMEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES: Dancing with the Stars — Councilmember Gilbreath thanked everyone for their support of her efforts to raise money for the Redlands Symphony. Heritage — Mayor Pro Tem Foster attended a recognition barbeque held by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to thank those leaders and workers involved on the Helping Hands work day at Heritage Park. Santa Ana River - Councilmember Harrison attended a meeting in support of the Santa Ana River Wash Plan, an effort to balance the needs of conservationists and the mining community. Significant costs associated with that Plan will have to be born by participants in the process. He also attended a meeting with the Santa Ana River Trail Policy Advisory Group and announced work on continuing the current trail from Waterman Avenue on into Redlands should commence in 2014. Gun Bum — Mayor Aguilar congratulated Chief Garcia for the success of a gun buy back event which he attended. The Police Department took in 308 June 4,2013 Page 6 weapons. The Mayor also thanked Stater Bros. Markets for providing the incentive to event participants. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further action required, Mayor Aguilar adjourned the meeting at 8:34 P.M. The next regular meeting of the City of Redlands City Council will be held on June 18, 2013. June 4,2013 Page 7